Trump: My preference would always be to take Kharg Island

US President Donald Trump made statements to Fox News regarding the war with Iran. Connecting to the US-based news channel by phone, Trump said that the US would attack Iran again and that the attacks would be intensified. Trump stated, "There will be more bombing tonight. It will be bigger. Bigger, stronger."

Expressing his frustration with media reports regarding the war with Iran and Iran's uncompromising stance, the US President said, "This whole thing is crazy. They have actually surrendered. They just don't realize it yet."

"My preference has always been to take Kharg Island"

Emphasizing that he wanted to seize Kharg Island, the hub of Iran's oil infrastructure, Donald Trump said, "We are talking to Iran and everything is ongoing, but you know, my preference would always be to take Kharg Island. I don't know if America has the strength to endure that," he said.

"The Kurds have disappointed us"

In his interview, US President Donald Trump claimed that Washington had sent weapons to the Kurds to arm the Iranian people against their government, but that Kurdish officials and opposition groups had kept the weapons for themselves. Trump stated, "We actually sent them weapons, and to be honest, the Kurds have disappointed us a lot. The Kurds let us down. I think they kept the weapons for themselves. I think that is shameful. But I will remember this, Kurds. I will remember this."

"The process of seizing Iranian territory is a bit of a longer process"

Stating that the process of seizing Iranian territory would be "a bit of a longer process," Donald Trump said, "I am not sure if the US has that much time. This is a bit of a longer process. If I wanted to do it, the result is guaranteed. But I am not sure if the country has the appetite for it," he said. Trump noted that he did not want to use ground troops.

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